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Statistical and computationalStatistical and computational
challenges in genetics and evolutionchallenges in genetics and evolution
Ziheng Yang
Professor of Statistical Genetics, FRS
Galton Laboratory
GEE
UCL
speciation
speciation
H GC
speciation
speciation
G
Firstattempt:20K genesfor 36species,200GB RAM
Bayesian dating of divergences of mammalsBayesian dating of divergences of mammals
Mapping disease genes through genomeMapping disease genes through genome--widewideassociation studies (David Balding, Vincentassociation studies (David Balding, Vincent PlagnolPlagnol))
Origin of milk drinking in Europe &persistence of lactose: Co-evolutionof genes and culture revealed by ABC
Mark Thomas
Research driven by biological questions and data.
Involves statistical/mathematical modelling &
computation-intensive inference (ML, Bayesian, MC, MCMC, MC3)
Computational Biology in GEE/UGI/CoMPLEX
David BaldingJulia DayJim Mallet
Nikolas ManiatisDavid Murrell
Vincent PlagnolAndew Pomiankowski
Max TelfordMax Reuter
Mark ThomasZiheng Yang
EvolutionPopulation genetics
Molecular phylogeneticsComparative genomics
Biological NetworksMedical genetics
DevelopmentBiodiversity
Ecology
Stats &Maths Computation